Westside Church of Christ

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09/19/2025

Speaker: Rick Fleeman
Sermon: Tested and Tried

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08/22/2025

Speaker: Rick Fleeman
Sermon: Transformative

07/18/2025

Speaker: Rick Fleeman

07/18/2025

Speaker : Adam Fleeman

02/19/2024

This sermon was given at Westside Summer of 2023.

01/22/2024

This sermon was given at Westside Church of Christ November 2023.

04/16/2022

Monument to a Horse
In Chickamauga Battlefield Park, at Chattanooga, Tennessee, is a unique monument—a memorial to a horse. At the time of the Civil War during the Battle of Chickamauga, a young cavalry officer on the Union side was killed early in the charge. His body fell off the horse. But the brave animal, instead of seeking to escape the fury of the battle, continued with his companions, charging with them for the entire morning. Toward noon, when the fighting had subsided somewhat, the rider-less horse was hit by a stray bullet and died shortly after. The friends of his dead owner who had witnessed the gallant and almost human-like bravery of the horse buried the remains and marked the spot as best they could. Many years after, the State of Wisconsin, from which both horse and rider had come, erected this fine monument which is known as “Wisconsin’s Rider-less Horse.” The rider-less horse came to be part of the military honors given to an Army or Marine Corps officer who was a colonel or above; this includes the President, by virtue of having been the country's commander in chief, and the Secretary of Defense, having overseen the armed forces. The rider-less horse Old Bob was led with funerary honors to the gravesite of President Abraham Lincoln.
Doing one’s duty to the very end, regardless of whether it seems to serve a purpose at the time, is one of the most powerful expressions of loyalty and honor to which a soldier can aspire. Just as the rider-less horse seemed to have no role in the battle at the time, but became an inspirational national symbol, so it is that while our own daily dedicated service to the Lord may appear to serve no significant purpose at the time, we have no concept of how many and how strongly observers will be influenced for good. Go out sowing the seed in hardship, and let God generate the harvest. It will be far more abundant than we can imagine.
“He who continually goes forth weeping, Bearing seed for sowing, Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, Bringing his sheaves with him” (Psalm 126:6).

04/11/2022

An Extra Pat of Butter
In the corporate offices of large national bank, there was a trust department in which four young men and one older man were employed. It was decided by the board of directors that they would promote the older employee to an executive position, and then promote one of the younger men to take his place in charge of the trust department. After considering the merits of each of the men, one of them was selected for the new position and would be given a substantial increase in salary as compensation. It was decided to notify him of the promotion that afternoon at the close of business.
At noon, the young man went to the office cafeteria for lunch. One of the directors was behind him in the line with several other customers in between. The director saw the young man select his food, including taking an extra pat of butter. He put the butter on his plate and covered it with a roll so the cashier would not see it and charge him for it. That afternoon the directors met to notify the young man that they had intended to give him the promotion, but because of what had been seen in the cafeteria, they decided to discharge him. They felt that they could not have as the head of their trust department, nor even as an employee, one whose dishonesty was manifested by stealing a pat of butter.
“He who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit. Let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers; but the face of the LORD is against those who do evil” (1Peter 3:10-12).

04/07/2022

A Letter about Heaven
The preacher announced that he would be speaking the following Sunday on “Heaven”. During that week a beautiful letter was received from an old man who was very ill. It read as follows:
“Next Sunday you are to talk about Heaven. I am interested in that land, because I have held a clear title to a bit of property there for over fifty-five years. I did not buy it. It was given to me without money and without price. But the Donor purchased it for me at tremendous sacrifice. I am not holding it for speculation since the title is not transferable. It is not a vacant lot.
“For more than half a century I have been sending materials out of which the greatest Architect and Builder of the Universe has been building a home for me which will never need to be remodeled nor repaired because it will suit me perfectly, individually, and will never grow old.
“Termites can never undermine its foundations for they rest on the Rock of Ages. Fire cannot destroy it. Floods cannot wash it away. No locks or bolts will ever be placed upon its doors, for no vicious person can ever enter that land where my dwelling stands, now almost completed and almost ready for me to enter in and abide in peace eternally, without fear of being ejected.
“There is a valley of deep shadow between the place where I live in and that to which I shall journey in a very short time. I cannot reach my home in that City of Gold without passing through this dark valley of shadows. But I am not afraid because the best Friend I ever had went through the same valley long, long ago and drove away all its gloom. He has stuck by me through thick and thin, since we first became acquainted fifty-five years ago, and I hold His promise in printed form, never to forsake me or leave me alone. He will be with me as I walk through the valley of shadows, and I shall not lose my way when He is with me.
“I hope to hear your sermon on Heaven next Sunday, but I have no assurance that I shall be able to do so. My ticket to Heaven has no date marked for the journey, no return coupon, and no permit for baggage. Yes, I am all ready to go and I may not be here while you are talking of Heaven next Sunday evening, but I shall meet you there one day.”
“Now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them” (Heb. 11:16).